Re: Singapore

Here are a couple of places one might chance upon discontinued gems and other mainstream fragrances on the cheap:

JasinaHigh Street Centre, North Bridge Road (directly opposite The Parliament House)
They close early on Saturdays, and do not open on Sunday. The shop has three sections, with the third one located a few units away. Make sure you visit all three. The last time I was there I saw bottles of Yohji Homme, Shalimar Light, La Nuit.

Mustafa CentreLittle India, Serangoon Road
They are open around the clock. They have three wings, with perfume sections in all three. The newest wing, the one with the wavy reflective facade, mostly have newer frags. The older wings may be better hunting grounds, i.e. Serangoon Plaza and the building next to it. In Serangoon Plaza, the perfume section is on the second floor. In the other wing, it is in between the CD/DVD section and the toiletries.

Lucky Plaza
If you are on Orchard Road and have no time to go anywhere else; there are so many discounters here, it may not be a good idea to buy without comparing prices between the shops first.

Re: Singapore

Here in Manila, many online sellers sell perfumes they call Singapore scents. Some claim they get it from Mustafa. But they also have a reputation that the ones they are selling are fakes. Extremely diluted, laden with alcohol.

Can someone verify if it's safe to buy perfumes from Mustafa. Are these legit, authentic perfumes?

Re: Singapore

Originally Posted by franayr

Here in Manila, many online sellers sell perfumes they call Singapore scents. Some claim they get it from Mustafa. But they also have a reputation that the ones they are selling are fakes. Extremely diluted, laden with alcohol.

Can someone verify if it's safe to buy perfumes from Mustafa. Are these legit, authentic perfumes?

Thank you.

I've shopped at Mustafa Centre and purchased authentic and genuine scents from them, but have not seen anything called Singapore Scents.

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Hi guys, previously I've started a thread looking for DHI so I was thinking it wouldnt be nice if I started another looking for La nuit de l'homme - Le parfum haha! Have anyone seen that in SG? It seems that SG hardly have stock for parfum versions

Re: Singapore

The perfume scene in Singapore is quite pathetic.
I have been looking for DHI, L'instant De Guerlain Extreme
but can't find. It just shows how ignorant they distributors are
because they associate the words "Extreme", "Intense" etc to
mean strong and overpowering - not suitable for our climate.
They don't realise that the formulation is different.

My scent of the day: APOM Pour Homme (A Part of Me - For him) By Maison Francis Kurkdijan
This thing smells very similar to Amouage Reflection Man to my nose.
Also reminds me of Versace The Dreamer.

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Originally Posted by Fragrant_G

The perfume scene in Singapore is quite pathetic.
I have been looking for DHI, L'instant De Guerlain Extreme
but can't find. It just shows how ignorant they distributors are
because they associate the words "Extreme", "Intense" etc to
mean strong and overpowering - not suitable for our climate.
They don't realise that the formulation is different.

My scent of the day: APOM Pour Homme (A Part of Me - For him) By Maison Francis Kurkdijan
This thing smells very similar to Amouage Reflection Man to my nose.
Also reminds me of Versace The Dreamer.

Ahh thats bad. That means I would probably have to blind buy my La nuit de l'homme - Le parfum online. Dont think I can test it out before buying it though. Anyone else have any idea if there is a shop that sells that in SG? Thanks in advance!

Re: Singapore

Originally Posted by Fragrant_G

The perfume scene in Singapore is quite pathetic.
I have been looking for DHI, L'instant De Guerlain Extreme
but can't find. It just shows how ignorant they distributors are
because they associate the words "Extreme", "Intense" etc to
mean strong and overpowering - not suitable for our climate.
They don't realise that the formulation is different.

My scent of the day: APOM Pour Homme (A Part of Me - For him) By Maison Francis Kurkdijan
This thing smells very similar to Amouage Reflection Man to my nose.
Also reminds me of Versace The Dreamer.

Oh, I dunno about pathetic. I think we're doing quite well in terms of niche lines. We get hard hitters like Lutens, Amouage, which you would expect to do badly in this climate, and Muglers are a perennial best-seller. Some of the Malles like Carnal Flower are pretty tenacious - I am grateful we get the entire line, including body butters, soaps, shower gels and candles!

We definitely fall short in Guerlain and Dior - Guerlain especially! Hardly any of the classics made it here.

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Originally Posted by Embassy

Maybe someone can clarify if D&S is selling authentic anot. Maybe they are just grey market products.

I believe they are selling grey market products. I just bought a Creed from them at a price much lower than that in Escentials. Very small range though. From what I gather from the many Creed threads on this forum, my bottle seems to be one of those grey market ones (it's not one of the more popular scents, so it is unlikely to be fake), similar to what people buy on online discounters such as Fragrancenet.com.

Re: Singapore

Both the fragrances I bought recently from Dollars & Scent seemed quite OK. Their longevities were as expected (based on all the information available on this forum etc.) and they smell quite similar to the testers at boutiques and departmental stores.

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Hi guys,

I'm going to be in KL in a couple of weeks, unfortunately I won't be able to visit friends in Singapore, but as there is no Malaysian forum I thought I'd ask here if any of you ever get up to KL and if there is an equivalent of Jasina there where I might find some interesting vintage / retro stuff?

I'm especially interested in any old Guerlains.

Also, is there an Escentuals in KL like the one in Tangs? They carry some niche stuff we never see in Hong Kong so would also like to have a look if they have a branch up there?